Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-09
NEARING THE MOOSE
TEB DOOMED ANARCHISTS TIME DRAW
IBG TO A CLosx.
The Feeling In chicago-FOur Obstinate
Men still Refuse to Petition for
Executive Clemenoy
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OCicSly tins morning IN reference TO th'
Anarchist cases. lar the greater portion
being. as usual. from Chicago. Ii Is as
serted with confidence that. contrary e
the rules heretofore. the proportion o
demands for execution were greatly II
excess of requests for clcmoncy. This
cugn.. OF sentiment In undoubtedly
been occasIoucd by the finding Of the
bomb, ia lnQ3's cell. 4 State Hous,
minor saws that two more Threatening
lHt.rs were received 10y the Governor
fins morning. and, according TO the IN
,,ria.lr custom, were promptly con
signed % tire flames Governor Oglesby
s0,,.. - great deal less affected 10y these
tb,,a,cume letters than are his friends
here SD Springfield
Krfr.vG 4 STRICT WATCH.
Sr.ss Parsons. Fic'den, Schwab,
Fischer. AMI ruccl we're LEI out of then
cells al @ O'Clock this morning, and for
an hour thew stretched their legs In the
cell. house enclosure. Every movement
of the condemned men was watched by
hellifs. one of whom was assigned to
each man. The halhlls walked up and
down the exercise space with Their
CHARGES whom they did not allow more
than five or s.N feet away from them.
They were alert 90 prevent any attempt
sf violence or suicide They were not
allowed to approach euy OF the other
rrisoE,rs. During thc hoar breakfast
uls served them. While they were cat
IA the unit. stood 70 tine ceE-doOrS and
watched them. and when they were done
tine knives. forks. aud dishes we're quick
lvrmnv.i All the men except Engel
~. with to'oAhle appetite. While the
Non wer. at exercise each cell was
se.,-t.l. Nothing suspicious was dis
close. Miss Van XauGt and Mrs.
Fischer ver, tho only visitors at the Jail
except lav. ~. H. Bolton, of the Metho-
on. fla-.h Miss Van Zoudt talked to
Spies tire, or four minutes with a
lal.A within hearing distance.
"Hf Us LIKE GAGGED TIGER"
sid Sheriff 'a.-on whom Lingg was
.i.n from h- ccU o. giye the baiiiils n
.acc to search IT, Two deputies
.eacd him as De- strobe up and down
t Namiu.ug v.th nervous, restless
.mcuts ihr ial0r took two clocks
-l tine cell. the pieces of metal left TO
l.. As soon a> tlc search was over,
Iugg was lo.'ei i'm again This IS the
list exercise helms been given since the
.n3inr ot ite bombs Blight baskets Of
rpss scr. brought Jai. Nothing
.Ialc is allow. o. geo to the prisoners
from the outside for fear Of poison being
conveyed o. them. The grapes were
sent hv John Brown, Jr., ana were given
20 thc wives aud 'uou0s of the prisoners.
uu>oI, LEGISLATORS PETITION FOR
CLflES,Y.
SPRINGFIELD. iLL.. November SO
dav ten members of the Legislature who
were iu fHyor of Executive c,cmency for
tine condemned Anarchist, met at ST.
NlcLol, Hotel and drew nap and signed a
petition 10 Governor Ogiesby.
ARRIVAL or TROOPS.
CHICAGO. November S.-Thc United
States troops who sire to occupy the new
Government post at HiChwood arrived
II $40 this morning and proceeded on
their way to hishwood.
t>A1.aI-r rARsONs's WIFE.
Cr-cloo. November S.-The dark
skinned vIteo Anarchist Parsons has at
l-tan.aioa.a hope. Last evening she
said: Ny husband is dead TO me, and
return home 90 my children TO mourn
trlm. spoke goodbye to him for
t.s time tbs afternoon, for l will
newer c.., tine threshold OF the jail
.-.u % . insulted and Inundated
Il. other women can 90 there and
.u,.l before the men who turned Us out
tl.atr.m0on. but 1 will never 60 until /
c,r .tattle side of my husband and
o.. WIKI him without an Infamous
guard at NV side. ] want to live with
t picture of my husband in a dungeon
...r before my ewes. That viii give me
rrr-.h 20 brne up two revolutionlsts.
i.. four men who will not belle their
manhood are kept m dark dungeons be-
ause they viii not sign the petition.
Ir Parsons viii never sign any beg
u1 appeal He viii die, and | hope
ttv Will make "a clean sweep Of 1t and
lang the whole seven. Let them hang
them a.l. and let the men who cry for
blood have all they want of it. The
i1od of my husband be upon them.
STUBBORN LOUIS LNGG.
The Anarchist Louis Lingg was visited
&. the county jail 10y Attorney Zeisler
t.s afternoon at the request of Captain
Lack for the purpose of obtaining from
. statement IN regard to the bombs
ch were found III ms cell last Sunday.
Iarg plumply denied in German that
b. had any knowledge Of the bombs,
. continuing said 81 have and
sd. 10 refuse to sign any petition
9. the Governor asking for commutation
o. my sentence. / aud few others
~ surely hang. Int ! viii not make
..tement for the benefit Of those who
ye signed the petition. | hate them
'r the course they have taken and
would Lot even liz one of my fingers to
ye them If ; could.
81 the conclusion Of the interview
lAncg turned away IN an unconcerned
manner aud cooily began whiting.
Captain Black and Attorney Ieisler,
.n company with Nina Van Iandt, sub
segucutly had short conference with
SPECS, Eeilden. and Schvab IN the law
yeIs cage, and obtained a formal written
declaration tina, they had absolutely
nothing 10 DO with tine bombs brought
70 the jail.
THREE OTHER OBDURATEs.
Then for the last time Captain Black
visited Parsons, Fischer, and Engel, in
the presence Of Jailcr Tolz, Tor the pur-
pose Of inducing them TO sign petition
O. Governor Oelcsby asking for mercy.
il Was all without avail, Parsons voicing
Their determination 10y the words If
the state can afford to pnt ne 10 death |
can afford % die. IN this the trio re-
NAMED immoyable. notwithstanding the
hoartrending scenes that had occurred a
few moments before when the wives and
children Of Engel, Fischer, and Flelden
d.-psiriuely bescached the men to sign
iof their sakes.
WITH ROD AND REEL.
Exciting sport Catching Black Bass